Irony In The Bluest Eye
The Author and His or Her Times
Toni Morrison was born in February 18, 1931 and is still living. When she taught at Howard University she spent her free time to write her book The Bluest Eye, which was written in 1970 and has received multiple awards such as the Pultzer Prize and Nobel Prize. She is African American and is the second oldest of four children and had parents that were not as financially stable compared to other families in her time. Her father had to work several jobs and her mother worked as well to support their family but they still struggled. She grew up in an integrated neighborhood and when she got older she went through racial divisions. As she was growing up she experienced racial judgements and was put down because …show more content…
It was implied that Pecola's baby would not live given that Morrison used a metaphor to compare the baby with a flower which hinted that the baby would not live when it was stated that the flower did not grow. Towards the end, Claudia and Frieda believed that the child will be born and put in a lot of effort to make the baby’s arrival possible. Unfortunately, at the end of the novel, it was revealed that the baby did not live, Pecola had not been able to give a successful birth since she was pregnant at a very young age. The reader knew what the Pecola's baby future held with the metaphor that Morrison provided in the beginning, which implies a dramatic irony. Another type of irony that Morison includes is situational irony. Usually a father or father figure would respect the child they are raising but in this case Pecola's father raped her leading to her pregnancy. We would assume that this type of situation would not occur since we know that it is a disturbing and morbid act, but alas Cholly, Pecola's dad, gets her pregnant. Moreover, another irony presented towards other minor characters is that they are being shamed because they seem to be prostitutes, nevertheless they are the ones that are living the way they want to and happily. Then other characters that are shaming the prostitutes have a much a more reason on being the shameful ones, since some of them are cruel and are not enjoying life while the prostitute are living peacefully doing what she
Toni Morrison was born in February 18, 1931 and is still living. When she taught at Howard University she spent her free time to write her book The Bluest Eye, which was written in 1970 and has received multiple awards such as the Pultzer Prize and Nobel Prize. She is African American and is the second oldest of four children and had parents that were not as financially stable compared to other families in her time. Her father had to work several jobs and her mother worked as well to support their family but they still struggled. She grew up in an integrated neighborhood and when she got older she went through racial divisions. As she was growing up she experienced racial judgements and was put down because …show more content…
It was implied that Pecola's baby would not live given that Morrison used a metaphor to compare the baby with a flower which hinted that the baby would not live when it was stated that the flower did not grow. Towards the end, Claudia and Frieda believed that the child will be born and put in a lot of effort to make the baby’s arrival possible. Unfortunately, at the end of the novel, it was revealed that the baby did not live, Pecola had not been able to give a successful birth since she was pregnant at a very young age. The reader knew what the Pecola's baby future held with the metaphor that Morrison provided in the beginning, which implies a dramatic irony. Another type of irony that Morison includes is situational irony. Usually a father or father figure would respect the child they are raising but in this case Pecola's father raped her leading to her pregnancy. We would assume that this type of situation would not occur since we know that it is a disturbing and morbid act, but alas Cholly, Pecola's dad, gets her pregnant. Moreover, another irony presented towards other minor characters is that they are being shamed because they seem to be prostitutes, nevertheless they are the ones that are living the way they want to and happily. Then other characters that are shaming the prostitutes have a much a more reason on being the shameful ones, since some of them are cruel and are not enjoying life while the prostitute are living peacefully doing what she